Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.

  • -- David Hume 大卫休姆

理性是,也只应该是激情的奴隶,除了服务和服从激情之外,永远不能伪装成任何别的职务。

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All the dark, malevolent Passions of the Soul are roused and exerted; its mild and amiable affections are suppressed; and with them, virtuous Principles are laid prostrate.

灵魂中所有黑暗、邪恶的激情都被激发和发挥出来;它温和可亲的感情被压抑了;有了他们,高尚的原则就会被推翻。

I realized that conservatism was the philosophy that best suited me, with its emphasis on individual liberty, personal responsibility, and merit.

我意识到保守主义是最适合我的哲学,它强调个人自由、个人责任和优点。

Absence cools moderate passions but inflames violent ones.

离别能冷却温和的感情,却能煽起暴烈的感情。

If I had free will, I would choose to be funnier.

如果我有自由的意志,我会选择变得更有趣。